Citrus Aurantium vs Citrus Reticulata

Family

Rutaceae

Genus

Citrus

Primary use

culinary

The bitter orange, sour orange, Seville orange, bigarade orange, or marmalade orange is the hybrid citrus tree species Citrus × aurantium, and its fruit. It is native to Southeast Asia and has been spread by humans to many parts of the world. It is a cross between the pomelo, Cit…

Family

Rutaceae

Genus

Citrus

Primary use

culinary & medicinal

A mandarin orange, often simply called mandarin, is a small, rounded citrus tree fruit. Treated as a distinct species of orange, it is usually eaten plain or in fruit salads. The mandarin is small and oblate, unlike the roughly spherical sweet orange. The taste is sweeter and str…